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Foundation for Media Alternatives partners with Switotwins, Inc, Startup Davao, Dakila Davao and other local digital advocates in Davao City to launch the Philippine Declaration on Internet Rights during the Pecha Kucha Volume 2 – Selfie last December 5, 2015. Also co-organizers of the Pecha Kucha were JCI Duwaling, CoffeeBot Solutions, and SMART.

ITU Telecom Young Innovators Competition 2015 Conflict Challenge have announced two winners and one of them is Switotwins Digital Storytelling. The challenges pick the project “demonstrating innovativeness, business potential and a clear social value proposition.” As creative collaborative space that aims to provide a venue for young people to showcase their creativity as artists and […]

METRO MANILA – Foundation for Media Alternatives hosted RightsCon, a forum on the Philippines’ Internet rights, social justice advocacy and other digital rights last March 24 – 25 at the Crown Regency Hotel. The forum also tackled security concerns regarding the country and those who use the Internet. The first session was all about […]

Summer is coming and we are set for the 3rd Summer Digital Storytelling. We will be doing a workshop series in Cagayan de Oro and Davao City. Samples of previous works from our summer digital storytelling workshop: http://goo.gl/N2YojT http://goo.gl/XWGt9D The workshop is open to all children from ages 5 to 13 years old. This year, […]

For the very first time in the history of digital storytelling in the Philippines, Switotwins Digital Storytelling facilitated a workshop for teachers of special education and their students last March 2 and 3, 2015 at Cagayan de Oro City Central SPED Center.

Last February , Switotwins Inc launched its newest program called “Balud Books” headed by artists curator, Angely Pamila Chi. Balud Books is intended to focus more on publishing local stories and works from the community through printed zines, D.I.Y creative crafts and etc.

Last December 12 and 13, 2014, thirty students from Napalico Elementary School were gathered to participate in a digital storytelling workshop with Switotwins Digital Storytelling Philippines and Project Damlag of Omega Alpha Alumni Association Incorporated.

First Lesson at Flight School is finally out. Published by NCCC Mall and Switotwins Digital Storytelling, the children story coloring book tells the story of seven geese and their journey to being a strong and unified team

Last October 20- 24, 2014, Davao City was given the honor of holding the biggest expo and business conference at the SMX Convention Center. It was in commemoration of BIMP EAGA or Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines Eastern East Asian Growth Area’s 20th year and Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand Growth Triangle’s (IMT-GT) 2nd year. The well-attended […]

Three Mindanawon IID Fellows are Arlene Cosape, Dean of the School of Business and Governance of the Ateneo de Davao University; Glorypearl Dy, a graduate of the University of the Philippines-Mindanao, now CEO and President of Switotwins, Inc.: and Milton Norman Medina, Associate professor, Math and Science Department of the College of Arts and Sciences Education at the University of Mindanao.

Have a business? Want to set up a website? Use social media to market your products? Or use your email, calendar or other online tools to help you become more productive? Then you might want to register for free! Switotwins Digital Storytelling will be one of the speakers of the upcoming Google Business Groups training series.

April 20-26, 2014. After 2 months of preparation and fund raising, we were able to journey with 19 B’laan students in a week long summer peace camp tagged as Campayapaan. Organized by Peacebuilders Community, in partnership with Switotwins Digital Storytelling Philippines and Artickles, Campayapaan was able to provide peacebuilding training, digital storytelling and accessories making for the B’laan youths. […]

This year, 8 participants joined the 2nd Summer Digital Storytelling for Kids at MVGNA Espasyo Alternatibo last April 5 to 7. Participants were a pool of talented and creative children of aged 5 to 10 years old.

We have decided to dedicate the 2nd Summer Digital Storytelling Workshop for Kids for the benefit of Campayapaan, Peace Building Education with B’laan students of Bacongco Extension High School, Koronadal, South Cotabato. Details of Campayapaan below and in this video. You can support our cause by inviting your children to join our Summer Workshop. We […]